This concert is dedicated to the RSNO Benefactors and RSNO Conductors’ Circle in recognition of these exceptional groups of supporters:
RSNO Benefactors
Sir Ewan and Lady Brown
Gavin and Kate Gemmell
Kat Heathcote and Iain Macneil
Ms Chris Grace Hartness
RSNO Conductors’ Circle
Ardgowan Charitable Trust
Stina Bruce Jones
Ian and Evelyn Crombie
Kenneth and Julia Greig
Carol Grigor and the Trustees of Dunard Fund
Bruce and Caroline Minto
David and Alix Stevenson
Eric and Karen Young
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Mahler Two
Usher Hall, Edinburgh Fri 4 Oct 2024 7.30pm
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Sat 5 Oct 7.30pm
Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony starts with tragedy and ends with a world reborn. Imagine heaven and hell, joy and terror, Viennese waltzes and distant trumpets. It’s the musical experience of a lifetime – and beyond. A super-sized RSNO, the massed voices of the RSNO Chorus and guest soloists Julie Roset and Linda Watson perform some of the most heart-lifting music ever composed, all under the direction of RSNO
Music Director Thomas Søndergård.
MAHLER Symphony No2 in C Minor Resurrection [85’]
Thomas Søndergård Conductor
Julie Roset Soprano
Linda Watson Mezzo-soprano
RSNO Chorus
Stephen Doughty Director, RSNO Chorus
Amy Murray BSL Performer
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Supported by RSNO Benefactors & RSNO Conductors’ Circle
The Glasgow performance will be recorded for the RSNO Archive. Supported by the Iain and Pamela Sinclair Legacy.
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Welcome
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the opening concert of the RSNO’s 2024:25 Concert Season.
We’ve kept busy over the summer, performing at the Edinburgh International Festival with former Principal Guest Conductor Elim Chan and trumpet soloist Alison Balsom, touring Scottish primary schools in partnership with digital education platform Charanga, and recording for film, television, game and classical distribution. Much of our recording work must remain secret; however, the Orchestra is proud to have featured on two recent major releases: Star Wars Outlaws, a video game published by Ubisoft; and Our Gilded Veins, an album featuring the work of the same name performed by our own Katherine Bryan and For Zoe, written in memory of former RSNO cor anglais Zoe Kitson and performed by Henry Clay. We are very fortunate to have such talented soloists in our midst and it’s a delight to bring them into the limelight. I recommend you listen if you haven’t already.
A new Season brings new faces and I’d particularly like to recognise the appointment of Gregor Stewart as Chair of the RSNO Board. Gregor joins us tonight for the start of the 2024:25 Concert Season, succeeding Dame Susan Bruce who gave nine years of dedicated service to the Orchestra. Sue guided us through several best-selling Seasons and oversaw the appointment of Thomas Søndergård, as well as many successful international tours. We are very grateful for all of her support over the years. Recent Orchestra appointees include Kirstin Drew and Colin McKee as Second Violins and Moray Jones and Alexandre Cruz dos Santos as Double Basses. I wish them all every success in their new positions.
The Orchestra is led tonight by Thomas Søndergård, celebrating his seventh Season as Music Director. Thomas is increasingly in demand around the world, performing this year with the esteemed New York and Los Angeles philharmonic orchestras, yet it is not difficult to persuade him to return to Scotland when we have an audience like you!
Also joining us this evening for Mahler’s landmark Second Symphony are the RSNO Chorus and soloists Julie Roset and Linda Watson. The Resurrection is a piece that’s a favourite of our choristers and musicians alike, and I’m sure they’ll do its powerful finale proper justice.
Thank you for continuing to support the RSNO and I look forward to sharing the rest of the Season with you.
Alistair Mackie CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
ARTISTIC TEAM
Thomas
VIOLA
Tom Dunn PRINCIPAL
Maya
Tamás
DOUBLE
Susannah
Jacqueline
Emily Nenniger
Kirstin
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)
Symphony No2
in C Minor Resurrection
FIRST PERFORMANCE
Berlin, 13 December 1895
DURATION 85 minutes
1. Allegro maestoso. Mit durchaus ernstem undfeierlichen Ausdruck [With serious and solemn expression throughout]
2. Andante moderato. Sehr gemächlich [At a very leisurely pace]
3. In ruhig fliessender Bewegung [With calmly flowing motion]
4. Urlicht [Primal Light]. Sehr feierlich, aber schlicht [Very solemn, yet simple]
5. Im Tempo des Scherzo: Wild herausfahrend [Storming forwards]
Mahler’s Second Symphony (1888-94) comes with a nickname, ‘Resurrection’ – the name of the hymn the chorus sings at the end of the colossal finale. But what kind of resurrection did Mahler have in mind? The last two movements both have texts dealing with matters of faith and doubt, the meaning of life, how belief in a God of Love can be reconciled with the fact of human suffering. Add to that the fact that the first movement is unmistakably a gigantic funeral march, and the Second Symphony can be read as a journey from darkness and death through to light and affirmation of life and love. But Mahler stressed that he wasn’t thinking in conventional religious terms: ‘Behold, this is no judgment. There is no punishment and no reward. An overwhelming love illuminates our being. We know and are.’ Whatever Mahler may have thought about ‘God’ (and that seems to have fluctuated wildly), it seems he never really doubted the transcendent power of love.
From the very start it’s clear this Symphony has a story to tell. A tremolo stab, low growls from cellos and basses, then the music quickly settles into a steady march. Mahler revealed that he imagined watching a dead hero being carried to his grave, and asking, ‘Why did you live? Why did you suffer? Is it all nothing but a huge, dreadful joke?’ There are lighter, more hopeful interludes, but the funeral tread always returns, until it is finally snuffed out with a furious, despairing gesture. Mahler knew his Shakespeare; was he thinking of Macbeth’s ‘Out, out, brief candle’?
The next two movements are shorter. The second is, according to Mahler’s original programme, ‘a memory – a shaft of sunlight from out of the life of this hero’, echoing the Austrian rural dance music with which Mahler had a lifelong love-hate relationship. After
this, the sinister, sarcastic humour of the third movement comes as a shock. For Mahler it was ‘like the swaying of dancing figures in a brightly lit ballroom, into which you peer from the dark night outside … from which you perhaps start away with a cry of disgust’. That ‘cry of disgust’, played by the full orchestra, is unmistakable, after which the music dwindles into deep, deathly bell-like sounds on gong, harps and low horns. More despair – or so it seems.
But then comes a wonderful contrast: the contralto sings the first line of the folk poem Urlicht (Primal Light), followed by quietly dignified hymn-like winds. An anguished central section climaxes with the words ‘I am from God and will return to God’, then warmth and light return, with a beautiful final sigh on the word Leben –Life. But the final movement then storms in with a return of the ‘cry of disgust’ from the third movement. Gradually a new stillness comes over
Urlicht (Primal light)
From Des Knaben Wunderhorn
O Röschen roth!
Der Mensch liegt in größter Noth!
Der Mensch liegt in größter Pein!
Je lieber möcht’ ich in Himmel sein!
Da kam ich auf einen breiten Weg:
Da kam ein Engelein und wollt’ mich abweisen.
Ach nein! Ich ließ mich nicht abweisen:
Ich bin von Gott und will wieder zu Gott!
Der liebe Gott wird mir ein Lichtchen geben,
Wird leuchten mir bis in das ewig selig Leben!
the music, with distant horn-calls and stirrings of life from woodwind and strings. A woodwind chant recalls the medieval plainsong Dies irae – Day of Wrath. Then an apocalyptic march section (with offstage bands) builds to an aweinspiring climax as Mahler paints a vivid, quasimedieval picture of the dead arising for the Day of Judgment. A moment of stillness, then more offstage fanfares are heard, enriched with woodwind birdsong. Then the chorus enters: ‘Rise again, yes, you shall rise again’, and later, climactically, ‘Cease to tremble! Prepare yourself to live!’. Soprano and contralto soloists recall and develop the simple faith of Urlicht. Finally chorus, full orchestra and organ lead to the thrilling apotheosis to Mahler’s own words, ‘What you have overcome shall carry you to God’. The Symphony culminates in massive brass calls and the triumphant chiming of gongs and bells.
Man lies in greatest suffering! How much rather would I be in Heaven!
I came upon a broad road. There came an angel and wanted to block my way. Ah no! I did not let myself be turned away! I am from God and will return to God.
Dear God will grant me a small light, Will light my way to eternal, blissful life!
Im Tempo des Scherzo (In the tempo of the scherzo)
The first eight lines are from the poem Die Auferstehung (The Resurrection) by Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock (1724-1803). Mahler himself added the remainder of the text, from ‘O glaube’.
Aufersteh’n, ja aufersteh’n wirst du,
Mein Staub, nach kurzer Ruh!
Unsterblich Leben
Wird der dich rief dir geben.
Wieder aufzublüh’n wirst du gesät!
Der Herr der Ernte geht
Und sammelt Garben
Uns ein, die starben.
O glaube, mein Herz, o glaube: Es geht dir nichts verloren!
Dein ist, was du gesehnt!
Dein, was du geliebt, Was du gestritten!
O glaube:
Du wardst nicht umsonst geboren!
Hast nicht umsonst gelebt, gelitten!
Was entstanden ist, das muß vergehen!
Was vergangen, auferstehen!
Hör’ auf zu beben!
Bereite dich zu leben!
O Schmerz! Du Alldurchdringer!
Dir bin ich entrungen!
O Tod! Du Allbezwinger!
Nun bist du bezwungen!
Mit Flügeln, die ich mir errungen,
In heißem Liebesstreben, Werd’ ich entschweben
Zum Licht, zu dem kein Aug’ gedrungen!
Sterben werd’ ich, um zu leben!
Aufersteh’n, ja aufersteh’n wirst du, Mein Herz, in einem Nu!
Was du geschlagen,
Zu Gott wird es dich tragen!
Rise again, yes, you shall rise again, My dust, after a short rest!
Eternal life
Will be given you by Him who called you.
To bloom again are you sown!
The lord of the harvest goes And gathers the sheaves, Us who have died.
O believe, my heart, oh believe, Nothing will be lost to you!
Everything is yours that you have desired! Yours, what you have loved, what you have struggled for.
O believe,
You were not born in vain, Have not lived in vain, suffered in vain! What was created must perish, What has perished must rise again!
Cease to tremble!
Prepare yourself to live!
O Sorrow, all-penetrating!
I have been wrested away from you!
O Death, all-conquering! Now you are conquered! With wings that I won
In the passionate strivings of love I shall mount
To the light to which no sight has penetrated! I shall die, so as to live!
Arise, yes, you will arise from the dead, My heart, in an instant! What you have overcome shall carry you to God!
Beethoven’s
Emperor Concerto
In memory of Dorothy Rathband
DND Thu 23 Oct 2024
EDN Fri 25 Oct
GLW Sat 26 Oct
Saint-Georges Overture to L’amant anonyme
Haydn Symphony No82 The Bear
Beethoven Piano Concerto No5 Emperor
Thomas Søndergård Conductor
Elisabeth Leonskaja Piano
Julie Roset Soprano
As the First Prize winner at Operalia 2023 and Grand Winner of the 2022 Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, Julie Roset has quickly established herself as one of the finest coloratura sopranos of her generation. Her performances as Zémire in Zémire et Azor by André Grétry at Paris’ Opéra Comique in 2023 garnered unanimous acclaim.
Highlights of Roset’s 2024/25 season include debut appearances with both the RSNO and Orchestre de Paris in Mahler ’s Symphony No2 conducted by Thomas Søndergård and Esa-Pekka Salonen respectively, her debut in Copenhagen with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra as Belinda in concert performances of Dido and Aeneas under Geoffrey Paterson, and a first appearance at Vienna’s Musikverein in Messiah with Lautten Compagney Berlin and the Arnold Schoenberg Chor conducted by Erwin Ortner. On the opera stage, she returns to the Opéra Comique as Timna in Rameau’s Samson, and to the Teatro Real Madrid in choreographed performances of Rameau’s Les Indes galantes with Cappella Mediterranea.
Roset’s 2023/24 season included her debut at the Opéra de Paris as Amour in a new staging by Sir David McVicar of Charpentier ’s Médée under William Christie, staged performances of Die Schöpfung at the Opéra de Lorraine with Music Director Marta Gardolińska, and a return to the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence as the Angel in Rameau’s Samson
As a concert performer, Roset’s recent debuts include concert performances of Il re pastore at the Salzburg Festival with the Mozarteum Orchestra conducted by Adam Fischer, Christmas Oratorio with the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra under Ottavio Dantone, Acis and Galatea with l’Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France under Leonardo Garcia Alarcón, a curated programme of baroque arias entitled Elemental with ensemble Twelfth Night at New York’s Carnegie Hall and Mendelssohn’s Elijah with Ensemble Pygmalion. She has formed strong connections with ensembles including Alarcón’s Cappella Mediterranea, and Le Concert de la Loge with Julien Chauvin.
On disc Roset can be heard in her solo recording of works by Handel entitled Salve Regina, with the Millennium Orchestra on the Ricercar label. Other recent recordings include Sigismondo d’India’s Lamenti e Sospiri with Capella Mediterranea on Ricercar, Brabant with Holland Baroque on Pentatone and Dido and Aeneas with Les Argonauts on Aparté
Roset began her vocal studies at an early age, joining the Conservatoire du Grand Avignon, and went on to graduate with honours from the Haute Ecole de Musique de Genève. She was awarded her artist diploma in Opera Studies from the Juilliard School in 2022.
Linda Watson Mezzo-soprano
Linda Watson is an American dramatic soprano. She has performed worldwide, including at the Vienna State Opera, La Scala Milan, Metropolitan Opera New York and Bayreuth Festival. She focused on dramatic roles by Wagner and Richard Strauss, as well as Turandot. She was awarded the title Kammersängerin in Germany in 2004 and in Austria in 2020.
Watson began her stage career as a mezzosoprano at Theater Aachen in 1992, followed by an engagement at the Aalto Theatre in Essen in 1995, combined with a guest contract at Leipzig Opera, where she performed Wagner roles such as Brangäne in Tristan und Isolde and Venus in Tannhäuser. She became a member of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in 1997. The same year she appeared as Venus at the Vienna State Opera, and a year later as Kundry in Parsifal at the Bayreuth Festival, conducted by Giuseppe Sinopoli. From 2000 to 2005 she appeared as Ortrud in Lohengrin at Bayreuth.
From 2006 to 2010 she sang all three Brünnhilde roles in Der Ring des Nibelungen at Bayreuth, and also performed them in the new production at the Vienna State Opera, earning a GRAMMY Award nomination. She subsequently appeared as Brünnhilde at many of the world’s great opera houses.
She added more dramatic roles to her repertoire, including Isolde, Elektra, and both the Dyer’s Wife and the Nurse in Strauss’ Die Frau ohne Schatten. The credibility of her portrayals and her vocal bravura led to engagements worldwide, in Munich, Berlin, Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, Milan, Florence, Bologna, Amsterdam, Los Angeles and New York.
Watson has worked with conductors including Claudio Abbado, Leonard Bernstein, Daniele Gatti, Valery Gergiev, Daniel Barenboim, James Levine, Zubin Mehta, Kent Nagano, Sir Antonio Pappano, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Philippe Jordan, Riccardo Chailly, Axel Kober and Christian Thielemann.
In 2013 and 2014 she returned to the ensemble of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein to perform Isolde, Marschallin, Elektra, Ariadne and Brünnhilde.
At La Scala, Watson appeared in the 2020/21 and 22/23 seasons as Herodias in Salome. In 2023 she sang Amme in the San Francisco premiere of David Hockney’s production of Die Frau ohne Schatten under Sir Donald Runnicles.
Watson is a professor of voice at the Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna, and performs masterclasses worldwide.
Sibelius Seven & Nordic Music Days
In memory of Tom Bruce-Jones
Fri 1 Nov 2024
Sat 2 Nov
Lisa Robertson Change is Coming World Premiere
Errollyn Wallen Northern Lights
Rune Glerup About Light and Lightness
Bent Sørensen Evening Land
Sibelius Symphony No7
Hildur Elísa Jónsdóttir
Tacet: Extrinsic
Aileen Sweeney Glisk
Thomas Søndergård Conductor
Isabelle Faust Violin
Hildur Elísa Jónsdóttir
Silent Performer
Big Noise Govanhill
Lisa Robertson’s piece is supported by the Fidelio Charitable Trust, Hope Scott Trust and Marchus Trust
The RSNO is supported by the Scottish Government
Thomas Søndergård Conductor
Danish conductor Thomas Søndergård has been Music Director of the RSNO since 2018, following six seasons as Principal Guest Conductor, and is Music Director of the Minnesota Orchestra. Between 2012 and 2018, he served as Principal Conductor of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales (BBC NOW), after stepping down as Principal Conductor and Musical Advisor of the Norwegian Radio Orchestra.
He has appeared with many notable orchestras in leading European centres, such as Berlin (Berliner Philharmoniker, RundfunkSinfonieorchester Berlin, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Konzerthausorchester Berlin), Munich (Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunk), Zurich (Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich), Leipzig (Gewandhausorchester), Paris (Orchestre National de France), London (London Philharmonic, BBC Symphony, London Symphony, Philharmonia Orchestra) and Amsterdam and Rotterdam (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Netherlands Philharmonic, Rotterdam Philharmonic), and is a familiar figure in Scandinavia, with such orchestras as the Oslo Philharmonic, Gothenburg Symphony,
Danish National Symphony, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, Swedish Radio Symphony, Finnish Radio Symphony and Helsinki Philharmonic. North American appearances to date have included the symphony orchestras of New York, Chicago, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Baltimore, St Louis, Toronto, Atlanta, Montreal, Vancouver, Houston and Seattle.
Following his acclaimed debut for Royal Danish Opera (Kafka’s Trial), he has since returned to conduct Die Walküre, Elektra, Le nozze di Figaro, Il barbiere di Siviglia, La bohème, Cunning Little Vixen and Il viaggio a Reims. He has also enjoyed successful collaborations with Norwegian Opera and Royal Swedish Opera. His Stockholm productions of Tosca and Turandot (both with Nina Stemme) led to his Bayerische Staatsoper debut, conducting main season and Opera Festival performances of Turandot with Stemme. He made his Deutsche Oper Berlin debut with the world premiere of Scartazzini’s Edward II and has since returned for Berlioz’s Romeo and Juliet.
His discography covers a broad range of repertoire, including Carl Nielsen (Royal Danish Orchestra, Naxos Records); Poul Ruders (Arhus Symphony, Norwegian Radio, Royal Danish Opera (Kafka’s Trial), Da Capo and Bridge Records); Sibelius symphonies and tone poems with BBC NOW and Prokofiev and Richard Strauss with the RSNO, Linn Records; Lutosławski and Dutilleux concertos with cellist Johannes Moser and Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Berlin (Pentatone); and Vilde Frang’s celebrated debut recording (WDR Köln, EMI).
In 2023, Thomas was a recipient of the Carl Nielsen and Anne-Marie Carl Nielsen’s Foundation award for his outstanding contribution to Danish musical life. In 2022, he was decorated with a prestigious Royal Order of Chivalry, the Order of Dannebrog (Ridder af Dannebrogordenen), by Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark.
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Formed in 1891 as the Scottish Orchestra, the company became the Scottish National Orchestra in 1950 and was awarded Royal Patronage in 1977. Many renowned conductors have contributed to its success, including Sir John Barbirolli, Walter Susskind, Sir Alexander Gibson, Neeme Järvi, Walter Weller, Alexander Lazarev and Stéphane Denève.
The Orchestra’s artistic team is led by Danish conductor Thomas Søndergård, who was appointed Music Director in 2018. In March 2024, Austrian-born conductor, composer and musician Patrick Hahn became the Orchestra’s Principal Guest Conductor.
The RSNO is supported by the Scottish Government and is one of the Scottish National Performing Companies. The Orchestra performs across Scotland, including concerts in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, Aberdeen, Perth and Inverness, and appears regularly at the Edinburgh International Festival and BBC Proms. The RSNO has made recent tours to the USA, China and Europe.
The RSNO has a worldwide reputation for the quality of its recordings, receiving a 2020 Gramophone Classical Music Award for Chopin’s
Piano Concertos (soloist: Benjamin Grosvenor), conducted by Elim Chan, two Diapason d’Or awards (Denève/Roussel 2007; Denève/Debussy 2012) and eight GRAMMY Award nominations. In recent years, the RSNO has increasingly recorded soundtracks for film, television and video games, with notable titles including Horizon: An American Saga (Warner Bros), Life on Our Planet (Netflix), Star Wars Outlaws (Ubisoft), Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora (Meta Quest VR) and The Woman King (Sony Pictures). The Orchestra records at its bespoke in-house facility, Scotland’s Studio, in Glasgow.
The RSNO believes that music can enrich lives, and aims to inspire, educate and entertain people throughout Scotland and beyond with its performances, recordings and engagement programmes. Supporting schools, families, young professionals and wider communities, the RSNO delivers high-quality initiatives for all ages and abilities, reaching over 68,000 people in 2023.
FIRST VIOLIN
Maya Iwabuchi LEADER
Lena Zeliszewska
ASSOCIATE LEADER
Tamás Fejes
ASSISTANT LEADER
Patrick Curlett
Liam Lynch
Alan Manson
Lorna Rough
Caroline Parry
Ursula Heidecker Allen
Susannah Lowdon
Veronica Marziano
Gillian Risi
Carole Howatt
Helena Rose
Fiona Stephen
Elizabeth Bamping
SECOND VIOLIN
Emily Davis
GUEST PRINCIPAL
Marion Wilson
Jacqueline Speirs
Anne Bünemann
Robin Wilson
Harriet Hunter
Paul Medd
Sophie Lang
Kirstin Drew
Nigel Mason
Colin McKee
Stewart Webster
John Robinson
Seona Glen
VIOLA
Tom Dunn
PRINCIPAL
Felix Tanner
Atico Razera
Susan Buchan
Beth Woodford
Claire Dunn
Francesca Hunt
Katherine Wren
Lisa Rourke
Sasha Buettner
Maria Trittinger
Georgia Boyd
On Stage
CELLO
Pei-Jee Ng PRINCIPAL
Betsy Taylor
Yuuki Bouterey-Ishido
Robert Anderson
Rachael Lee
Sarah Digger
Gunda Baranuaskaitė
Niamh Molloy
Alison Wells
Susan Dance
DOUBLE BASS
Slawomir Grenda
GUEST PRINCIPAL
Michael Rae
Moray Jones
Alexandre Cruz dos
Santos
Olaya Garcia Alvarez
Aaron Barrera-Reyes
Kirsty Matheson
Christopher Sergeant
FLUTE
Katherine Bryan PRINCIPAL
Oliver Roberts
Adam Richardson
Janet Richardson
PRINCIPAL PICCOLO
OBOE
Adrian Wilson PRINCIPAL
Peter Dykes
Kirstie Logan
Henry Clay
PRINCIPAL COR ANGLAIS
CLARINET
Timothy Orpen PRINCIPAL
William Knight
Robert Digney
Aaron Hartnell-Booth
Duncan Swindells
PRINCIPAL BASS CLARINET
BASSOON
David Hubbard
PRINCIPAL
Catriona McDermid
Grant McKay
Paolo Dutto
PRINCIPAL CONTRABASSOON
HORN
Kristina Yumerska
GUEST PRINCIPAL
Alison Murray
Andrew McLean
David McClenaghan
Martin Murphy
Neil Mitchell
Andrew Saunders
OFF-STAGE HORN
Christopher Gough
Brendan Thomas
Stephanie Jones
Hayley Tonner
TRUMPET
Christopher Hart
PRINCIPAL
Katie Smith
Brian McGinley
Andrew Connell-Smith
Robert Baxter
Juliette Murphy
Leo Brychta
OFF-STAGE
TRUMPET
Ben Jarvis
Mark Calder
Mark Addison
Mark Elwis
TROMBONE
Dávur Juul Magnussen PRINCIPAL
Hannah Stell
Alastair Sinclair
PRINCIPAL BASS TROMBONE
Owen Pickering
TUBA
John Whitener
PRINCIPAL
TIMPANI
Paul Philbert
PRINCIPAL
Tom Hunter
OFF-STAGE TIMPANI & PERCUSSION
Alastair Kelly
PERCUSSION
Simon Lowdon
PRINCIPAL
Stuart Semple
Julian Wolstencroft
Peter Murch
OFF-STAGE
PERCUSSION
John Poulter
Martin Willis
HARP
Elizabeth McNulty
Mary Reid
ORGAN
Michael Bawtree
RSNO Chorus
The RSNO Chorus performs in around six different programmes in up to 20 concerts across Scotland with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra each year. The RSNO Chorus has also had great success in recording with the Orchestra. Its recordings, among others, of Prokofiev’s Alexander Nevsky, conducted by Neeme Järvi, and Holst’s The Planets, conducted by David Lloyd-Jones, have both attracted high critical acclaim.
In addition to its commitment to the Orchestra, the RSNO Chorus performs independently and has been invited to perform with orchestras in many parts of the world, establishing an international status and touring to Copenhagen, Hong Kong, Israel, Germany, Belfast, Australia, Trondheim and, most recently, Amsterdam and Prague. In 2018 it performed Britten’s War Requiem with the RSNO at the BBC Proms.
The RSNO Chorus evolved from a choir formed in 1843 to sing the first full performance of Handel’s Messiah in Scotland. Today it is one of the most successful choruses in the UK. In recent years it has performed practically every work in the standard choral repertoire along with contemporary works by renowned composers, including John Adams, Magnus Lindberg, Howard Shore and, most recently, the critically acclaimed Scottish Premiere of Sir James MacMillan’s Christmas Oratorio.
The RSNO Chorus is directed by Stephen Doughty, who was appointed to the role at the start of the 2022:23 Season.
SOPRANO 1
Alison Blair
Caroline Cradock
Catherine Taylor
Charlotte McKechnie
Janet McKenzie*
Janette Myles*
Joan Lacy
Karman Leung
Katie Cochrane
Lorna Holl*
Mhairi Hendry
Morag Kean
Natsuko MacArthur*
Rei Camilleri
Rhona Christie
Roberta Yule
Seonaid Eadie
Tabea Schulte Strathaus
SOPRANO 2
Amelie Masters
Beth Kean
Carol McLean
Carole Sim Sayce
Eleanor Gaskell
Elizabeth Jack
Elspeth Waugh
Fiona Murray
Frances Kennedy
Heather Keating
Helen Hyland
Jenny Cheung
Joanna Beaton
Judith Pexton
Kate Adams
Katie Dew
Kathryn Coad*
Kathy White*
Laura Gorman
Leila Inglis
Lizzie Reather
Lorna Robertson
Lynsey Brook
Lynsey Scott
Mairi Therese Cleary
Margaret Cumming*
Margaret Mills
Ming Oi Chan*
Ruby Ginoris
Sally Sandground
Theresa Hoare
RSNO Chorus
ALTO 1
Angela McDonald
Anne Browning
Barbara Brodie*
Brenda Williamson
Cath Malone
Elizabeth Stevenson
Esther McMillan
Fiona Milligan*
Fiona Taylor
Harriet Skipworth
Heather Keating
Janette Morrison
Julia Haddow
Julia King
June Thomas
Katharine Oyler
Kirstie Fairnie
Laura MacDonald
Lauren Hadley
Linda McLauchlan
Louise Reid
Marrian Murray
Maureen McCroskie
Marita McMillan
Mary Taylor
Ruth Townsend
Sally Cameron*
Steve Halfyard
Susan Walker*
Thea Jones
Uta Engelbrecht
ALTO 2
Alice Bennett
Alison Bryce
Ann Firth
Anne Newlands
Carol Leddy
Catharine Perrin
Catriona McDonald*
Denny Henderson
Elizabeth Scobie
Gillian Downie
Helen Coskeran*
Jane Stansfield
Moira Allingham
Sonja Crossan
TENOR 1
Alistair Thom
Andrew Clifford
David Miller
Gio MacDonald*
Graham Drew*
Lawrence Smith
Mike Towers*
Nathan Dunsmore
Neil Simpson
TENOR 2
Calum Lowe
Cosma Gottardi
Donald Weetman
Graham Parsonage
James White*
Kerr Noble
Laurie Nelson
Martin Kean
Norrie MacKay
Robert Paterson
Tyler Newton
BASS 1
Andrew Lyons
Andrew Matheson
Chris Spencer
Colin Miller*
David MacDonald
Findlay Peters
Fraser Dalziel
George Lloyd
Graeme Helliwell
Ian MacKay
Ian Mills
Jake Cheung
John Halliday*
Keith Thomasson
Kuba Sanak
Martin Engelbrecht
Martin Waddell
Peter Cannell*
Peter Saunders
Robin Watson
Roger Robertson
Stephen Penman
Stuart Corkindale
Toby Reed
BASS 2
Chris Morris
Graeme Simpson
Ian Gray
John MacLellan
Kenneth Allen
Martin Scott*
Melvyn Davies
Nick Balneaves*
Philip Coad*
Richard Hassall
Sandy Matheson*
Stephen Lipton
Stewart McMillan
Tim Reilly
* Edinburgh Festival Chorus
RSNO CHORUS DIRECTOR
Stephen Doughty
RSNO CHORUS VOCAL COACH
Polly Beck
RSNO CHORUS REHEARSAL PIANIST
Edward Cohen
Stephen Doughty Director, RSNO Chorus
Stephen Doughty was appointed Chorus Director of the RSNO Chorus from the start of the 2022:23 Season. Since his arrival the Chorus has seen an influx of new members, and an abundance of varied and critically acclaimed performances, including Verdi’s Requiem, Britten’s War Requiem, Bruckner ’s E Minor Mass and the Scottish premiere of Sir James MacMillan’s Christmas Oratorio. Prior to this appointment, Stephen’s 12-year tenure as Chorus Master of Belfast Philharmonic Choir included a number of world premieres, most significantly James Whitbourn’s The Seven Heavens and Philip Hammond’s Requiem for the Lost Souls of the Titanic, performed exactly 100 years since the liner went down, and the European premieres of both Stuart Scott’s Requiem Brevis, which saw the 100-strong choir separated into eight choirs spaced around the audience, and Christopher Marshall’s Earthsong.
Stephen particularly enjoys working with amateur singers. He was Musical Director of Edinburgh Bach Choir until the end of last season and was Organist and Director of Music of St John’s Episcopal Church, Edinburgh for 18 years. He has been Musical Director of the Garleton Singers since 1994, performing with them recently at the Lammermuir Festival.
Stephen plays harpsichord/organ continuo and orchestral piano and has given frequent organ recitals, including several on the grand Mulholland Organ in the Ulster Hall, Belfast. He is also in demand as an arranger and orchestrator, with a large portfolio of work particularly for young voices. He has produced a plethora of arrangements of the music of pianist Christopher Norton, including two publications of piano duets and a suite for wind sextet, and has received commissions from Children’s Classic Concerts, the Ulster Orchestra and the RSNO. Commissions from the BBC have seen his work being performed on BBC Alba and at the Last Night of the Proms, and his pieces feature on several recordings, including a recent one with the RSNO Chorus.
Stephen is an Examiner for the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music.
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I am honoured and extremely proud to be Music Director of the RSNO. It is through the continued generosity of you, our friends, donors and supporters, that we can continue to achieve and realise the most ambitious goals of the Orchestra.
One of the wonders of the RSNO is how it brings high-quality music not only to concert halls, but to the wider community. From hospital settings to care homes, from our Astar app for families with newborns to our National Schools Concert Programme, our music touches so many lives in Scotland and beyond. Your support is the
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RSNO Benefactors are beacons of philanthropic inspiration, providing truly transformative financial support to the Orchestra that enables us to build and deliver long-term strategic plans. Benefactors share the RSNO’s vision for orchestral music and work with us to drive
cornerstone of all that we do, as it allows us to continually build and develop.
Thank you for being part of this wonderful Orchestra’s journey, as we adapt and grow towards a bright future.
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the organisation forward, helping us to realise our future plans and ambitions.
Sir Ewan and Lady Brown
Gavin and Kate Gemmell
Kat Heathcote and Iain Macneil
Ms Chris Grace Hartness
RSNO Conductors’ Circle
The RSNO Conductors’ Circle is an inspirational group of individual supporters at the heart of the RSNO’s Individual Giving programme. Our members’ annual gifts enable us to realise the Orchestra’s most ambitious goals. Conductors’ Circle members support inspirational concert performances for our audiences alongside innovative education programmes in communities across Scotland, via our ground breaking initiative Music for Life.
The RSNO is very grateful for the continued support of its Conductors’ Circle:
Ardgowan Charitable Trust
Stina Bruce Jones
Ian and Evelyn Crombie
Kenneth and Julia Greig
Carol Grigor and the Trustees of Dunard Fund
Bruce and Caroline Minto
David and Alix Stevenson
Eric and Karen Young
We would also like to thank those generous donors who wish to remain anonymous.
Patron Programme
RSNO Patrons support individual musicians and members of the artistic team as well as advocating our work off the stage, from Learning and Engagement activity to commissioning new music. Becoming a Patron will bring you closer to the communities we serve across Scotland and will help to ensure that we maintain our position as one of Europe’s leading symphony orchestras.
RSNO Patrons
Geoff and Mary Ball
George Ritchie
Learning and Engagement Patrons
William Brown, W.S
The Dundee RSNO Circle Committee
Members of the Glasgow RSNO Circle
Neil & Nicola Gordon
Professor Gillian Mead, FRSE
Maurice & Nicola Taylor Charitable Trust
Chair Patrons
Chair Patrons are connected directly to the musicians on stage and get to enjoy privileged behindthe-scenes access. Our musicians truly appreciate the support they receive from their Chair Patrons and the brilliant opportunities they bring to the Orchestra.
Assistant Conductor
Derrick Morgan
The Solti Foundation Chair
First Violin
Maya Iwabuchi LEADER Dunard Fund Chair
Tamás Fejes ASSISTANT LEADER
The Bill and Rosalind Gregson Chair
Ursula Heidecker Allen
The James and Iris Miller Chair
Elizabeth Bamping
The WL and Vera Heywood Chair
Alan Manson
The Hugh and Linda Bruce-Watt Chair
Liam Lynch
Mr Kyle Anderson Weir
Second Violin
Marion Wilson
ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL
The Nigel & Margot Russell Chair
Sophie Lang
The Ian & Evelyn Crombie Chair
Emily Nenniger
Mr Jamie & Kyle Anderson Weir
Viola
Tom Dunn PRINCIPAL
The Cathy & Keith MacGillivray Chair
Lisa Rourke SUB PRINCIPAL
The Meta Ramsay Chair
Francesca Hunt
The Rolf and Celia Thornqvist Chair
Beth Woodford
Mr Jamie & Kyle Anderson Weir
Cello
Pei-Jee Ng PRINCIPAL
Mr Jamie & Kyle Anderson Weir
Betsy Taylor
ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL
The Maxwell Armstrong Chair
Rachael Lee
The Christine and Arthur Hamilton Chair
Double Bass
Michael Rae
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
James Wood Bequest Fund Chair
With thanks to the Gregor Forbes
John Clark Chair for their support of the RSNO Double Bass section
Flute
Katherine Bryan PRINCIPAL
The David and Anne Smith Chair
Oboe
Adrian Wilson PRINCIPAL
The Hedley Wright Chair
Peter Dykes
ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL
Witherby Publishing Group Charitable Trust Chair
Cor Anglais
Henry Clay PRINCIPAL
In memory of a dear friend, Fiona H
Clarinet
Timothy Orpen PRINCIPAL
The Shirley Murray Chair
William Knight
ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL
The David and Anne Smith Chair
Horn
PRINCIPAL
The Springbank Distillers Chair
Alison Murray
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
Mr & Mrs Pierre and Alison Girard
Martin Murphy
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
The Gordon Fraser Charitable
Trust Chair
David McClenaghan
The J & A Mitchell Chair
Trumpet
Christopher Hart PRINCIPAL
Ms Chris Grace Hartness
Katie Smith SUB-PRINCIPAL
The Lady Fraser Chair
Trombone
Dávur Juul Magnussen PRINCIPAL
The Mitchell’s Glengyle Chair
Timpani
Paul Philbert PRINCIPAL
Ms Chris Grace Hartness
Percussion
John Poulter
ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL
The Dot and Syd Taft Chair
Staff
Chiko Parkinson
COMMUNITY SINGING ASSISTANT
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We would like to acknowledge the great support of the RSNO Chair Patron Programme by Mr Hedley G Wright.
We are also grateful to those who give but who wish to remain anonymous.
If you would like more information or would like to discuss how you can become an RSNO Patron, please contact Constance Fraser, Head of Development (Individuals and Partnerships), at constance.fraser@rsno.org.uk
We would like to thank all those who continue to generously support the RSNO’s Play Your Part Appeal.
Musical Memories
Leave a gift to the RSNO and ensure future generations can create their own Musical Memories of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.
We all have special Musical Memories. It could be learning to play an instrument when you were a child, or a special piece of music that just left you breathless the first time you heard the Orchestra play it. Maybe it was seeing a soloist you had always wanted to hear, or just a great concert shared with friends. Memories such as these make music such an important part of our lives.
As a charity, our work relies on donations from our supporters and friends – whether performing world-class music on stage or engaging with children across Scotland in our National Schools Concert Programme – and we need your continued support.
By remembering the RSNO in your Will, you can help us share the joy of music with future generations and allow your passion for the Orchestra to live on.
It is easy to leave a gift. After you have made provisions for family and friends, please think of the Orchestra.
Your gift is important to us and to everyone in Scotland who enjoys music. Contact your solicitor to draft a will or add a codicil to your current will.
If your estate is subject to inheritance tax, a gift to a charity, such as the RSNO, is tax-free and will reduce the amount of tax payable to the Government. Please ask your solicitor for details.
For more information please visit rsno.org.uk/memories
If you would like to discuss this further, please contact Polly Lightbody, Individual Giving and Partnerships Officer, in the strictest confidence, at polly.lightbody@rsno.org.uk
To the many among you who have pledged to leave a gift already – thank you.
Charitable Trusts and Foundations
Charitable trusts and foundations have a distinguished history of supporting the RSNO, both on and off stage. From one-off donations for specific projects to multi-year funding for our flagship outreach initiatives, including the National Schools Concert Programme and Young Creatives, every grant in support of our work is truly appreciated. We are grateful to the following trusts and foundations for their generosity:
Aberdeen Endowments Trust
ABO Sirens Fund
Adam Mickiewicz Institute
Alexander Moncur Charitable Trust
Alma & Leslie Wolfson Charitable Trust
Balgay Children’s Society
The Boris Karloff Charitable Foundation
Boshier-Hinton Foundation
Brownlie Charitable Trust
The Castansa Trust
CMS Charitable Trust
The Common Humanity Arts Trust
Cookie Matheson Charitable Trust
Cruden Foundation
The David and June Gordon Memorial Trust
Dr Guthrie’s Association
The Dunclay Charitable Trust
The Educational Institute of Scotland
The Ettrick Charitable Trust
Fidelio Charitable Trust
Forteviot Charitable Trust
The Gaelic Language Promotion Trust
The Gannochy Trust
Garrick Charitable Trust
The Gordon Fraser Charitable Trust
Harbinson Charitable Trust
Hobart Charitable Trust
Hope Scott Trust
The Hugh Fraser Foundation
James Wood Bequest Fund
Jean & Roger Miller’s Charitable Trust
Jennie S Gordon Memorial Foundation
Jimmie Cairncross Charitable Trust
Miss Jean R Stirrat’s Charitable Trust
The Music Reprieval Trust
N Smith Charitable Settlement
Nancie Massey Charitable Trust
New Park Educational Trust
The Noel Coward Foundation
Northwood Charitable Trust
The Nugee Foundation
P F Charitable Trust
Pear Tree Fund for Music
The PRS Foundation
Pump House Trust
Q Charitable Trust
The R J Larg Family Trust
The Ronald Miller Foundation
The Rowena Alison Goffin Charitable Trust
The Scops Arts Trust
Scott-Davidson Charitable Trust
Scottish Enterprise
The Solti Foundation
Souter Charitable Trust
Stanley Morrison Trust
The Steel Charitable Trust
Stevenston Charitable Trust
Sylvia Aitken’s Charitable Trust
Tay Charitable Trust
Thomson Charitable Trust
Tillyloss Trust
Vaughan Williams Foundation
Verden Sykes Trust
W A Cargill Fund
W M Sword Charitable Trust
Walter Scott Giving Group
John Mather Charitable Trust
John Scott Trust Fund
JTH Charitable Trust
Leach Family Charitable Trust
Leng Charitable Trust
Lethendy Charitable Trust
Marchus Trust
Mary Janet King Fund (FS Small Grants)
McGlashan Charitable Trust
MEB Charitable Trust
The Meikle Foundation
Mickel Fund
Miss E C Hendry Charitable Trust
Mrs J Y Nelson Charitable Trust
The Wavendon Foundation
The W M Mann Foundation
W M Sword Charitable Trust
The Zich Trust
We are also grateful to a number of trusts that wish to stay anonymous.
If you would like more information about our work and how you can make a difference, please contact Miranda Behrens, Head of Development (Trusts and Projects), at miranda.behrens@rsno.org.uk
RSNO Circle
Our Circle Members are at the centre of the RSNO. Your membership helps to support the future of the RSNO while sharing the joy of music both on and off stage.
When you join the RSNO Circle you enhance your relationship with the Orchestra and get exclusive updates from our musicians. If you would like to find out more about joining the Circle, please visit rsno.org.uk/circle or get in touch with Polly Lightbody, Individual Giving and Partnerships Officer, at polly.lightbody@rsno.org.uk
Virtuoso
Ms Catherine Y Alexander
Mrs A M Bennett
Mr Alan and Mrs Carolyn Bonnyman
Dame Susan and Mr John Bruce
Stephen and Morny Carter
Francesca and Eoghan Contini
Mackie
Sir Sandy and Lady Crombie
Gavin and Kate Gemmell
Dr M I and Mrs C R Gordon
Scott and Frieda Grier
Judith and David Halkerston
Iain MacNeil and Kat Heathcote
Miss A McGrory
Miss M Michie
Mr James Miller CBE
Mrs Abigail Morrison
Nicholas and Alison Muntz
Meta Ramsay
Mr and Mrs W Semple
Mr Ian Taft
Claire and Mark Urquhart
Raymond and Brenda Williamson
Margaret Duffy and Peter Williamson
Symphony
William & Elizabeth Berry
Mr John Brownlie
Mr A Campbell
Dr K Chapman and Ms S Adam
Mr W G Geddes
Mr I Gow
Mr J D Home
Professor J Mavor
Mrs A McQueen
Mr Iain Percival
Mr and Mrs David Robinson
Concerto
Miss D Blackie
Neil and Karin Bowman
Dr C M Bronte-Stewart
Dr F L Brown
Mr and Mrs Burnside
David Caldwell
Ms H Calvert
Ross Cavanagh
Myk Cichla
Dr J Coleiro
Mr and Mrs B H Cross
Christine and Jo Danbolt
Mr P Davidson
Steven J Davis
Mr C Ffoulkes
Mr and Mrs M Gilbert
Lord and Lady Hamilton
Mrs S Hawthorn
P Hayes
Dr and Mrs P Heywood
Ms H Kay
Mr and Mrs W Kean
Nicholas Kilpatrick
Terry & Joan Cole
Christine Lessels
Mr D MacPherson
Mrs K Mair
Mr and Mrs Marwick
Mr S Marwick
Mrs Sandra Maxwell
Mr and Mrs G McAllister
Dr A H McKee
Mr Ros McLoughlin
Morag Miller
Mrs B Morinaud
Dr and Mrs D Mowle
Mr KR and Dr CC Parish
Ms A and Miss I Reeve
Mrs E Robertson
Miss L E Robertson
Dr and Mrs G K Simpson
Norma & Duncan Smith
Mr and Mrs A Stewart
David and Helen Strachan
Mr G Stronach
Dr G R Sutherland
Mr I Szymanski
Mr and Mrs J B Watson
Mr and Mrs D Weetman
Mr and Mrs Chris and Jane Wood
Sonata
Mr K Allen
Jenny Beattie
Dr A D Beattie
Mrs H Benzie
Mr R Billingham
Lord and Lady Borthwick
John Bradshaw and Shiona Mackie
Mrs Bryan
Mrs C M Campbell
Miss S M Carlyon
Amanda Carter-Fraser
Lady Coulsfield
Adam and Lesley Cumming
Dr J K and Mrs E E Davidson
Mr and Mrs K B Dietz
Mrs C Donald
J Donald and L Knifton
Colin Douglas
Mr John Duffy
Mr and Mrs M Dunbar
Mr R M Duncan
Brigadier and Mrs C C Dunphie
Mrs E Egan
Mr R Ellis
Mr R B Erskine
Dr E Evans
Mr D Fraser
Ms J Gardner
Philip & Karen Gaskell
Mrs M Gibson
Mrs M Gillan
Mrs JK Gowans
Dr J and Mrs H Graham
Professor and Mrs A R Grieve
Dr P J Harper
Dr N Harrison
Mr and Mrs R J Hart
Bobby and Rhona Hogg
Mr and Mrs F Howell
Mrs A Hunter
Professor R N Ibbett
Professor and Mrs E W Laing
Ms K Lang
Robert Love
Dr D A Lunt
Mr and Mrs J Martin
Ms S McArthur
Mr G McCormack
Gavin and Olive McCrone
Jean McCutcheon
Mrs M McDonald
Mr M McGarvie
Mrs S McGeachan
Dr Colin McHardy
Mr G McKeown
Ms H L McLaren
Margaret McLay
Libby McLean
Mr D McNaughton
Mr and Mrs B Mellon
Kathryn Michael
Mr I Mills
Mrs P Molyneaux
Mr B Moon
Kenneth M. Murray
Bruce and Christine Nelson
Mr and Mrs K O’Hare
Mr and Mrs K Osborne
Dr G Osbourne
Mr A Ownsworth
Mr R Parry
Misses J and M Penman
Mr J W Pottinger
Miss J A Raiker
Mr M Rattray
Ms F Reith
Dr and Mrs D Robb
Mrs A Robertson
Anne Robertson
Ms A Robson
Sheriff Linda Ruxton
Mrs J Shanks
Mr J A Shipley
Dr M J and Mrs J A Shirreffs
Richard and Gillian Shirreffs
Mr E Simmons and Mrs R Nicolson
Mrs E Smith
Mr M Smith
Dr and Mrs B Stack
Mrs Lorna Statham
Mrs R F Stewart
Rev N and Mr R Stewart
Mr I Strachan
Mr and Mrs B Tait
Dr and Mrs T Thomson
Mr C Turnbull
Dr Morag War
Nelson and Barbara Waters
Mr W Waters
Alan Weddell
Mr G West
Miss M Whitelaw
Philip Whitely and Robert H Mackay
Roderick Wylie
Mr R Young
Thank you to all our members of the Circle, including Overture members and those who wish to remain anonymous.
A big Thank You to our supporters
FUNDERS
CORPORATE SUPPORTERS
PRINCIPAL MEDIA PARTNER
PRINCIPAL TRANSPORT PARTNER
CHARITY PARTNER
PARTNERS
BROADCAST PARTNER
Glasgow Chamber of Commerce • Institute of Directors • Scots Magazine The Scottish Council for Development & Industry • Smart Graphics
PROJECT PARTNERS
Alzheimer Scotland • Black Lives in Music • Children’s Hospice Association • Children’s Classic Concerts • Classic FM • Douglas Academy Dunedin Consort • Education Scotland • Gig Buddies • Goethe-Institut Glasgow • Hebrides Ensemble • Luminate Music Education Partner Group • ParentZone • Royal Conservatoire of Scotland • Scottish Book Trust • Scottish Refugee Council
Sistema Scotland • St Mary’s Music School • Starcatchers • Tayside Healthcare Arts Trust • The Scottish Wildlife Trust University of Edinburgh • V&A Dundee • Visible Fictions
CHAIR SPONSORS
If you would like more information about sponsorships, corporate partnerships or fundraising events with the RSNO, please contact Constance Fraser, Head of Development (Individuals and Partnerships), at constance.fraser@rsno.org.uk
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
PATRON
His Majesty The King
RSNO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Elected Directors
Gregor Stewart
CHAIR
Gail Blain
HONORARY TREASURER
Ruth Binks
Kayla-Megan Burns
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Alistair Mackie
Nicola Kelman
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
CONCERTS
Graham Bell
PLANNING OFFICER
Megan Bousfield
LIBRARY ASSISTANT
Ashley Holland
STAGE MANAGER
Emma Hunter
DEPUTY ORCHESTRA MANAGER
Ewen McKay
HEAD OF ORCHESTRA MANAGEMENT
Richard Payne
LIBRARIAN
David Rees
DRIVER AND ORCHESTRA TECHNICIAN
Tammo Schuelke
HEAD OF PLANNING
Craig Swindells
HEAD OF PRODUCTION
Matthias Van Der Swaagh
CONCERTS ADMINISTRATOR
Xander van Vliet
PLANNING MANAGER
Christine Walker
CHORUS MANAGER
LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT
Andrew Stevenson
DIRECTOR OF ENGAGEMENT
Rosie Kenneally
CREATIVE PRODUCER FOR LEARNING
Ken Hay
Kat Heathcote
Don Macleod
David Robinson
John Stewart
David Strachan
Cllr Edward Thornley
NOMINATED DIRECTOR
Julia Miller
COMPANY SECRETARY
Maisie Leddy
Player Directors
Katherine Bryan
Christopher Hart
David Hubbard
Sophie Lang
David McClenaghan
Lorna Rough
RSNO COUNCIL
Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale CHAIR
Ms Ruth Wishart
ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR
Rachel Naismith
ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR
EXTERNAL RELATIONS
Dr Jane Donald
DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS
Lisa Ballantyne
PARTNERSHIPS OFFICER
Miranda Behrens
HEAD OF DEVELOPMENT (TRUSTS AND PROJECTS)
Ian Brooke
PROGRAMMES EDITOR
Rosie Clark
COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING OFFICER
Jessica Cowley
MARKETING MANAGER
Carol Fleming
HEAD OF MARKETING
Constance Fraser
HEAD OF DEVELOPMENT (INDIVIDUALS AND PARTNERSHIPS)
Katie Kean
EXTERNAL RELATIONS ADMINISTRATOR
Polly Lightbody
INDIVIDUAL GIVING AND PARTNERSHIPS OFFICER
Graham Ramage
GRAPHICS DESIGNER
Kirsten Reid
TRUSTS AND PROJECTS COORDINATOR
Sam Stone
INFORMATION SERVICES MANAGER
Ross Williamson
VIDEO PRODUCER (MARKETING)
YOUTH ASSEMBLY
George Hillier
Amy McColl
Hazel Sharp
Ailsa Smith
Jessica Smith
Penny Snell
Rachel Sunter
Ailsa Thompson
Danny Urquhart
FINANCE AND CORPORATE SERVICES
Angela Moreland
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Abby Dennison
FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR
Ted Howie
FACILITIES COORDINATOR
Lorimer Macandrew
VIDEO PRODUCER
Sam McErlean
ASSISTANT SOUND ENGINEER
Irene McPhail
ACCOUNTS AND PAYROLL ASSISTANT
Calum Mitchell
ASSISTANT VIDEO PRODUCER
Hedd Morfett-Jones
DIGITAL MANAGER
Susan Rennie
HEAD OF FINANCE
Gabriel Smith
SOUND ENGINEERING PLACEMENT
Jade Wilson
FINANCE ASSISTANT
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